Interview with Bernadine George

Interview with Bernadine George

Artisans

Arts

Cherokee pottery

Cherokee women

George, Bernadine

Pottery craft

Cherokee potter, Bernadine George, discusses how she began making pottery after observing her mother at work, and developed her skills while working and raising her family. She was a founding member of the Cherokee Potters Guild and was one of the first potters to revive the stamped pottery tradition. George also discusses techniques used to make different types of pots, the importance of the quality of the clay and where she gets the stamp patterns she uses in her work. Her enthusiasm is apparent as she talks about how much she enjoys working in schools demonstrating her craft.

George, Bernadine

WCU Mountain Heritage Center Oral Histories

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1980s; 1990s; 2000s (Decade);

2005-09-24

Coyle, Philip E. (Philip Edward), 1961-

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application/pdf; audio/mp3;

sound recordings

transcripts

interviews

eng

Sound

Text

36275

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/36275

2015-05-22

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

00:27:42 (sound recordings)(duration)

8 pages (transcripts)(duration)

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina